Morchella americana (Morchella esculenta) (3 Photos)

Morels are pitted and have hollow stipes. The cap base is fused to the stipe. They are found under dying elms, in old apple orchards, under tulip poplars and many other trees. They are edible when cooked and poisonous when eaten raw.hollow stipes.
The cap
base is
fused to the stipe. They are found under dying elms,
in old apple orchards, under tulip poplars and many other trees.
They are edible when cooked and poisonous when eaten raw.